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Species ANALYSIS International Journal for Species ISSN 2319 – 5746 EISSN 2319 – 5754 Species ANALYSIS International Journal for Species ISSN 2319 – 5746 EISSN 2319 – 5754 Diversity and therapeutic potentiality of the family Lamiaceae in Karnataka State, India: An overview Rama Rao V1҉, Shiddamallayya N2, Kavya N3, Kavya B4, Venkateshwarlu G5 1. Research Officer (Botany), Survey of Medicinal Plants Unit, National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute (CCRAS), Govt. Central Pharmacy Annexe, Ashoka Pillar, Jayangar, Bangalore-560011, India. 2. Assistant Research Officer (Botany), Survey of Medicinal Plants Unit, National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute (CCRAS), Govt. Central Pharmacy Annexe, Ashoka Pillar, Jayangar, Bangalore-560011, India. 3. Senior Research Fellow (Ayurveda), National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute (CCRAS), Govt. Central Pharmacy Annexe, Ashoka Pillar, Jayangar, Bangalore-560011, India. 4. Junior Research Fellow (Botany), National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute (CCRAS), Govt. Central Pharmacy Annexe, Ashoka Pillar, Jayangar, Bangalore-560011, India. 5. Research Officer (Scientist-3) in-charge, National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute (CCRAS), Govt. Central Pharmacy Annexe, Ashoka Pillar, Jayangar, Bangalore-560011, India. ҉Corresponding author: Survey of Medicinal Plants Unit, National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute (CCRAS), Govt. Central Pharmacy Annexe, Ashoka Pillar, Jayangar, Bangalore-560011, India, e-mail: [email protected] Publication History Received: 25 November 2014 Accepted: 11 January 2015 Published: 4 March 2015 Citation Rama Rao V, Shiddamallayya N, Kavya N, Kavya B, Venkateshwarlu G. Diversity and therapeutic potentiality of the family Lamiaceae in Karnataka State, India: An overview. Species, 2015, 13(37), 6-14 ABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to review the potential medicinal plants of Lamiaceae distributed throughout the state of Karnataka, India. Lamiaceae, also called as mint family is one of the largest families including herbs or shrubs often with aroma. They are usually common in Mediterranean countries for the fact that some of them produce a high amount of essential oils that enables them to survive in hot summer seasons. Some of the plants belonging to this family are Anisomeles, Colebrookea, Hyptis, Leucas, Pogostemon, Ocimum, Salvia and so on. These are important for their medicinal properties, perfumery, culinary, vegetable and ornamental purposes and they are a rich source of biologically active compounds including strong aromatic essential oils, tannins, saponins and organic acids. The medicinal plants of the family possess a lot of medicinal uses having sedative, diuretic, tonic, antispasmodic, antifungal, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. Key words: Lamiaceae, Medicinal properties, Chemical constituents. 6 Rama Rao et al. Page Diversity and therapeutic potentiality of the family Lamiaceae in Karnataka State, India: An overview, Species, 2015, 13(37), 6-14, www.discovery.org.in http://www.discovery.org.in/s.htm © 2015 Discovery Publication. All Rights Reserved 1. INTRODUCTION The Lamiaceae family (or mint family) is one of the largest and most distinctive families of flowering plants, with about 220 genera and almost 4000 species worldwide. This family has an almost cosmopolitan distribution and is one of the major sources of culinary, vegetable and medicinal plants all over the world (Naghibi et al., 2005). The largest genera are Salvia, Scutellaria, Plectranthus, Hyptis, Thymus, etc and the plants are frequently aromatic in all parts and include many widely used culinary herbs, such as basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory, oregano, lavender, thyme and perilla. Some are shrubs, trees such as teak or rarely vines. Many members of the family are widely cultivated, owing not only to their aromatic qualities but also their ease of cultivation. Besides those grown for their edible leaves, some are grown for decorative foliage such as Coleus and some for food purposes (Raja, 2012). The members of this family are found to inhabit nearly all climatic conditions. Biochemically, they are characterized by the presence of essential oils, which makes many members of this family as wealth of species with medicinal property and have great application in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and perfume industry (Sharma and Bhadange, 2013). The medicinal plants of Lamiaceae have an important value in the socio-cultural, spiritual and medicinal use in rural and tribal lives of the developing countries. They are known to be used by 70% to 80% of global population for their medicinal-therapeutic effects as estimated by WHO (Venkateshappa and Sreenath, 2013). The Indian region is very rich in ethno-botanical heritage of Lamiaceae due to its rich cultural diversity. Rig Veda, the important and earliest available literary work emphasizes on the herbal medicinal knowledge of Lamiaceae members. Later on, Indian herbalists such as Maharshi Charaka and Sushruta made use of medicinal plants for curing various diseases. But during the past few centuries, there has been a rapid extension of allopathic medicinal treatment in India but still now the use of natural products as medicine, especially plant products are widely used in the societies of various rural tribal people (Arijit and Arpita, 2013). The chemical components of the members have diverse biological roles with therapeutic values and the phytochemicals present in plants are valuable source of food and medicine. They are known to have various biological activities such as antimicrobial, antifungal, antioxidant, etc. The important bioactive components in plants are usually the secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and other phenolic compounds (Rai et al., 2013). 2. METERIALS & METHODS In the present work, the medicinal plants of Lamiaceae family distributed throughout the state of Karnataka which harbours one of the richest tropical forest areas in India are selected and their botanical names with nomenclature, description with important characteristics, chemical constituents and their general and traditional medicinal uses including therapeutic properties have been explained. 3. RESULTS & DISCUSSION Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall. ( = Lavandula carnosa L.f.) Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall is known as karpoorada gida in Kannada. They are erect herbs with 4 – angled stem and rugose leaves. Flowers are purple in strobilate spikes. Chemically the leaves are known to contain essential oil, luteolin and apigenin (Yoganarasimhan, 1996). The whole plant constitutes quinines, alkaloids, sterols, coumarins and proteins (Meenakshi et al., 2012). The drug is known to cure stomachache (Kamble et al., 2008). The leaves can be made into a paste and applied over the lesions in different skin diseases (Ignacimuthu et al., 2006). Anisomeles indica (L.) O. Kuntze. ( = Nepeta indica L.) They are tomentose shrubs with quadrangular stems and bluish flowers in dense whorls forming terminal spikes. It is called Hennu Karithumbe in Kannada. Roots contain stigmasterol and β– amyrin, fridelin, betulinic acid, ovatodiolide, anisomelic acid and anisomelin. Stem contains triterpenes and sterols. Leaves contain essential oil, fatty acids, triterpenes – ovatodiolide and iso – ovatodiolide. Whole plant contains diterpenoids – 4, 7 – oxycyclo anisomelic acid, 4 – methylene – 5 – hydroxy ovatodiolide (I), 4 – methylene – 5 – oxo anisomelic acid. The herb is used as an astringent and carminative. It is used in folk medicine in the treatment of diverse conditions such as inflammatory skin diseases, liver protection, intestinal infections, abdominal pain and immune system deficiencies. Leaves are useful in chronic rheumatism, psoriasis and other chronic skin eruptions (Baranwal et al., 2012). Anisomeles malabarica (L.) R.Br. ( = Nepeta malabarica L.) Aromatic tomentose shrubs with purple flowers. Whole plant yield essential oil, anisomelic acid, ovatodiolide, diterpenes – malabaric acid, anisomelyl acetate, anisomelolide, crisilineol, betulinic acid and β – sitosterol (Yoganarasimhan, 1996). Anisomeles malabarica has been used as a folk medicine to treat amentia, anorexia, fevers, swelling, and rheumatism. The herb is reported to possess anticancer, anti-allergic, anti- anaphylactic, anti-bacterial anti-carcinogenic anti-inflammatory properties (Kavitha et al., 2012). The paste of its stem can be mixed with coconut oil and applied over wounds and it facilitates healing (Ignacimuthu et al., 2006). Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench. ( = Moschosma polystachyum L.) It is an erect much branched herbs and flowers are pale pink or lilac in racemes (Yoganarasimhan, 1996). The petroleum ether extract of leaves have shown the presence of phytosterols, alkaloids and carbohydrates, volatile oils in alcoholic extracts and gums and mucilage in water 7 Rama Rao et al. Page Diversity and therapeutic potentiality of the family Lamiaceae in Karnataka State, India: An overview, Species, 2015, 13(37), 6-14, www.discovery.org.in http://www.discovery.org.in/s.htm © 2015 Discovery Publication. All Rights Reserved extracts. The leaves are used in the treatment of epilepsy, palpitation of heart, neuralgia and as a sedative (Madhavan et al., 2013). The alcoholic and aqueous extracts of leaves have shown significant anticonvulsant activity (Madhavan et al., 2009). Colebrookea oppositifolia Sm. ( = Colebrookea ternifolia Roxb.) They are shrubs with white tomentum, leaves elliptic – lanceolate, and flowers white in paniculate spikes. Aerial parts contain flavours (Yoganarasimhan, 1996). The plant also
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